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Accessibility & ADA Compliance Flashcards

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  1. ADA Section 407.4.3 specifies audible and visible signals at elevator hoistway entrances. What must the audible signal indicate when the elevator arrives?

    Answer: Direction of travel with one chime for up and two for down

    ADA requires audible signals that chime once for up and twice for down travel direction to inform passengers at each landing.

  2. What is the required illumination level inside an elevator cab at the car controls according to ADA accessibility guidelines?

    Answer: 5 foot-candles minimum

    ADA Section 407.4.5 requires a minimum of 5 foot-candles of illumination measured at the car controls, platform, and threshold of the elevator.

  3. For ADA compliance, elevator visible signals at each hoistway entrance must have a minimum diameter of what size?

    Answer: 2.5 inches

    ADA Section 407.2.3.2 requires that visible signals at elevator hoistway entrances have a minimum diameter of 2.5 inches.

  4. Under ADA, a two-way emergency communication system in an elevator must connect to where?

    Answer: A location staffed by building or elevator personnel

    ADA Section 407.4.9 requires the two-way communication system to connect to a location staffed by authorized personnel who can assist during an emergency.

  5. What is the maximum time delay allowed between the arrival of an elevator at a landing and the opening of the doors, per ASME A17.1 accessibility provisions?

    Answer: The doors must begin opening at landing

    ASME A17.1 requires doors to begin opening at landing without delay; any hold-open dwell time starts after the doors have opened.

  6. ADA requires that elevator floor designations include raised characters. What height must these raised characters be?

    Answer: 5/8 inch minimum to 2 inches maximum

    ADA Section 703.2.5 specifies that raised characters must be between 5/8 inch and 2 inches high on elevator car controls and floor designations.

  7. When an elevator is used as part of an accessible means of egress per IBC and ADA, what additional equipment is typically required inside the cab?

    Answer: Two-way communication and standby power

    Elevators serving as accessible means of egress must have two-way communication systems and standby power to operate during emergencies.